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EXPLAINED: Obsession - The Real Truth

Yes, One of ‘Obsession’s Stars Is Already Joining the Marvel Universe

Obsession has, undeniably, become one of the biggest surprises in popular culture this year. The Focus Features film has had astonishing amounts of word-of-mouth hype, bucking traditional box office trends and grossing more money in its second and third weekends. A lot of people are now curious to see what…

The Mary Sue

Blumhouse Had One Word For Horror Fans As Backrooms And Obsession Went 1 & 2 In Ticket Sales

Blumhouse’s one-two punch gave horror fans one hell of a box office weekend.

Cinemablend

To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want

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Forget The Summer Blockbuster. YouTubers Have Taken Over The Box Office, Breaking Records With Backrooms And Obsession

Spooky season came early.

Cinemablend

Obsession director Curry Barker receives massive offer for next film before even making a pitch

Curry Barker is making waves with new horror hit Obsession, with one studio ready to make an eight figure offer for his next original project.

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Low-Budget Horror Hit 'Obsession' Dominates Watchlists After Surprising Box Office Jump

Low-budget horror hit Obsession shocks box office with a rare second-weekend rise, fuelled by viral buzz and strong audience reactions.

International Business Times UK

Obsession director reveals unlikely inspiration from The Simpsons episode

Curry Barker said a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ special helped inspire his buzzy new horror film

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After an even better second weekend in theaters, new horror movie Obsession has made its production budget back almost 75 times over

Obsession has beaten its own record-breaking opening weekend

Total Film

Obsession Makes An Unprecedented Box Office Move That Practically Overshadows The Mandalorian And Grogu’s Debut

I didn't see that coming!

Cinemablend

Star Wars spin-off Mandalorian and Grogu tops box office as horror Obsession achieves incredibly rare feat

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is on course to match ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, the lowest opening in Star Wars history

The Independent UK

Obsession review — I couldn't have wished for a more disturbing, heart-pounding horror movie if I'd tried

Curry Barker's wish fulfillment horror movie has everyone talking, you're sure to become obsessed with Obsession.

TechRadar

"A raw and lethal mix of razor-saw metal and a punky punch." The story of Leather Angel, the "female Mötley Crüe" with the Nikki Sixx-designed logo

Leather Angel had Sunset Strip in the palms of their biker-gloved hands, but lousy production and a laughable Led Zeppelin cover didn't help the cause

Louder

Michael Reclaimed The Box Office Throne, But What Happened To Billie Eilish?

Where did your current favorite movie land?

Cinemablend

YouTuber Curry Barker opens up on the pressures of making his first feature film Obsession: "Before, if something sucked, I just wouldn't post it"

Exclusive: The filmmaker also revealed he'd love to tackle an action-comedy once he's done with his upcoming Texas Chain Saw Massacre movie

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Cinemablend

‘A Curdled Stew Of Nastiness.’ Obsession Reviews Are Here, And Critics Are All Obsessed With The Same Thing

Who's in for some wish-fulfillment horror?

Creative Bloq

I can’t decide if this horror movie poster is minimalist or just lazy

Obsession hits all the tropes, but gives nothing.

The Guardian - US

Obsession review – nasty horror sees a wish for true love go horribly wrong

Writer-director Curry Barker follows up $800 YouTube hit Milk & Serial with a frighteningly effective, and head-smashingly gory, cautionary tale

Louder

"They took cocaine in the studio while making it, but Obsession didn't suffer" The deluxe edition of UFO's final studio album with Michael Schenker still functions highly

The one with the balls. Michael Schenker's Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them

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Metal Hammer

"When I’m happy, I’m writing the heaviest riff possible." From his deeply religious upbringing to fronting the world's biggest metal band, the life of Metallica's James Hetfield, in his own words

Metallica's James Hetfield has certainly lived a life. This is what the man himself has had to say about it

Manchester Evening News

Michelin-starred restaurant responds after diner calls pictures of chefs licking plates ‘uncouth’

The plate-licking incident happened at the Ribble Valley's Northcote

WhatToWatch

10 'sexy' TV shows and movies that left us cold

How are these "hot" onscreen moments so decidedly not hot? Instead of firing audiences up, these 10 titles simply fizzle

Daily Mirror

Gogglebox stars gasp in disbelief over very raunchy sex scenes in Netflix's Obsession

Erotic Netflix thriller Obsession sees Richard Armitage star as a married doctor who embarks on a steamy affair with his son’s girlfriend - and the Gogglebox stars couldn't get enough of the sexy drama

Woman & Home

Is Obsession based on a book? Plot and ending of the sexy new Netflix show explained

Missing the likes of You and Sex/Life? Here’s your latest Obsession…

Evening Standard

Obsession’s Richard Armitage: “I thought I’d never have to take my shirt off again on TV. Now it’s all off”

The actor talks about his role in Netflix’s steamy new drama, intimacy coordinators and putting female stereotypes in the bin

GoodToKnow

Where is Obsession filmed? Locations of the steamy Netflix drama

Audiences watching the new Netflix show are eager to learn where Obsession is filmed and other behind-the-scenes details of the book turned TV adaptation.

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